aura of invincibility. He made Bantul a superhero able to take on tanks, aircraft, and missiles. Bullets began to bounce off of him . Bantul was still drawn by Debnath for Shuktara. He gave birth to eponymous cartoon characters, Nonte and Phonte in 1969, and since then, stories revolve around them, have been regularly published in “Kishor Bharati”. He had started his freelancing artist career from 1950 in Shuktara magazine and did the record of doing highest number of illustrations in Bengal . He was a renowned illustrator during his time. His work for Tarzan stories (continuous for 42 years), Bengali translation of foreign novels etc. are among his great works of illustration. Personal life and death Narayan Debnath was admitted to a hospital on 24 December and died of heart related ailments on 18 January 2022 in Kolkata, at the age of 97. Selected creations (Chronological List) Rabi-Chhabi also spelled as Rabi Chobi [রবি-ছবি] (Comics; First published in 1961; republished in 2010) Rajar Raja/Chhabite Vivekananda [রাজার রাজা/ছবিতে বিবেকানন্দ] (Comics; First published in 1962) Chitre Durgeshnandini [চিত্রে দুর্গেশনন্দিনী] (Graphic novel; First published in 1962) Handa Bhonda, also referred to as Hada Bhoda, Handa-Bhonda and Hada-Bhoda [হাঁদা-ভোঁদা] (First published in 1962) Sutki-Mutki [শুটকি-মুটকি] (First published in 1964) Chhatrapati Shivaji [ছত্রপতি শিবাজী] (Comics; Published from 1964 to 1965) Batul The Great, also referred to as Bantul The Great [বাঁটুল দি গ্রেট] (First published in 1965) Hirer Tayra [হীরের টায়রা] (First published in 1965) Nonte Phonte, also spelled as Nonte Fonte, Nonte-Phonte, and Nonte-Fonte [নন্টে-ফন্টে] (First published in 1969) Patolchand The Magician [পটলচাঁদ দি ম্যাজিশিয়ান] (First published in 1969) Black Diamond Indrajit Roy also referred to as Indrajit Roy Bonam Black Diamond [ব্ল্যাক ডায়মন্ড ইন্দ্রজিৎ রায়/ইন্দ্রজিৎ রায় বনাম ব্ল্যাক ডায়মন্ড] (Graphic novel; First published in 1970) Rahasyamoy Abhijatri [রহস্যময় অভিযাত্রী] (Published in 1972) Bigyapanoner Comics [বিজ্ঞাপনের কমিকস] (Comics made for advertising Benzytol soap, written by Adrish Bardhan; Published from 1973 to 1974) Itihase Dwairath [ইতিহাসে দ্বৈরথ] (Comics; First published in 1974) Detective Koushik Roy also referred to as Goyenda Koushik [ডিটেকটিভ কৌশিক রায়/গোয়েন্দা কৌশিক] (First published in 1975) Bahadur Beral [বাহাদুর বেড়াল] (First published in 1982) Daanpite Khandu Aar Tar Chemical Dadu [ডানপিটে খাঁদু আর তার কেমিক্যাল দাদু] (First published in 1983) Petuk Master Batuklal [পেটুক মাস্টার বটুকলাল] (First published in 1984) Mahakasher Ajab Deshe [মহাকাশের আজব দেশে] (Published in 1994) Jataker Golpo [জাতকের গল্প] (Comics based on Jataka Tales; Published in 1994)